M6435
Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure
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Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator on Windows Server 2008 M6435 70-647
Course Title: Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network
Infrastructure
Course Code: M6435
Version: A
Level: 400
Duration: 5 Days
Course Overview
The Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure M6435 instructor-led training course has been designed to provide candidates with an understanding of how to design a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure that meets business and technical requirements for network services.Target Audience
Candidates who should consider attending the M6435 Microsoft training course are IT professionals, including Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 enterprise administrators interested in becoming a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Administrator who focuses on network solutions.Course Objectives
On successfully completing the M6435 course candidates will be able to:- Describe key components of network infrastructure design
- Describe how to design a secure network
- Design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers
- Design a network topology
- Describe the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed
- Design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates Domain Name System (DNS)
- Optimise a name resolution system that incorporates DNS and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
- Design a solution for network access
- Design a Network Access Protection (NAP) solution
- Design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance
- Design the deployment of file services
- Design print services in Windows Server 2008
- Design high availability for applications and services
Course Prerequisites
Candidates attending the M6435 Microsoft training course should have a conceptual knowledge on an Active Directory Technology Specialist level as well as knowledge and experience on a: Network Infrastructure Technology Specialist level, Applications Infrastructure Technology Specialist level and Windows Vista TS level.Candidates are also required to have an intermediate understanding of: networking concepts such as TCP/IP, name resolution, and connection methods, security best practices for authentication and file permissions as well as server and network hardware.
Testing and Certification
The M6435 Microsoft training course is the recommended preparation for the Pro: Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Administrator exam.Course Content
Module 1: Overview of Network Infrastructure DesignIn this module candidates will learn about the key components of network infrastructure design.
Lessons:
- Preparing for Network Infrastructure Design
- Designing the Network Topology
- Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
- Designing a Change Management Structure for a Network
- Preparing for the Network Infrastructure Design
- Designing the Network Topology
- Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization
- Designing a Change Management plan
- Lab Discussion
- Describe the network infrastructure design
- Design the network topology
- Design network infrastructure for virtualization
- Design a change management structure for a network
Module 2: Designing Network Security
In this module candidates will learn how to design a secure network.
Lessons:
- Overview of Network Security Design
- Creating a Network Security Plan
- Identifying Threats to Network Security
- Analysing Security Risks
- Defense-in-Depth Model Overview
- Identifying a Team for the Security Plan Scenario
- Identifying Threats
- Analysing Risk
- Discussion of Designing a Network Security Plan
- Describe the security design process
- Describe the components of a security plan
- Describe how to identify threats
- Describe how to assess risk
- Describe the defense-in-depth model
Module 3: Designing IP Addressing
In this module candidates will learn how to design a plan for allocating IP addresses to workstations and servers.
Lessons:
- Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
- Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
- Designing DHCP Implementation
- Designing DHCP Configuration Options
- Designing an IPv4 Addressing Scheme
- Designing an IPv6 Addressing Scheme
- Designing a DHCP Implementation
- Discussion of IP Address Allocation
- Describe how to integrate IPv4 and IPv6
- Describe how to allocate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- Describe how to implement DHCP placement
- Describe how to determine DHCP options
Module 4: Designing Routing and Switching
In this module candidates will learn how to design a network topology.
Lessons:
- Preparing for Designing a Network Routing Topology
- Selecting Network Devices
- Designing Internet Connectivity and Perimeter Networks
- Designing Routing Communications
- Evaluating Network Performance
- Designing the Placement of Routers
- Designing a Perimeter Network
- Evaluating Network Performance
- Discussion of Designing a Network Routing Topology
- Prepare for designing a network routing topology
- Design the placement of routers
- Design a perimeter network
- Design routing communications
- Evaluate network performance
Module 5: Designing Security for Internal Networks
In this module candidates will learn about the internal considerations for network security and how they can be addressed.
Lessons:
- Designing Windows Firewall Implementation
- Overview of IPSec
- Designing IPSec Implementation
- Designing a Windows Firewall Implementation
- Designing an IPSec Implementation
- Describe how Windows Firewall can be used to secure networks
- Describe how IPSec can be used to secure networks
- Design an IPSEc implementation.
Module 6: Designing Name Resolution
In this module candidates will learn how to design an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS.
Lessons:
- Collecting Information for a Name Resolution Design
- Designing a DNS Server Strategy
- Designing a DNS Namespace
- Designing DNS Zone Implementation
- Designing Zone Replication and Delegation
- Designing a DNS Server Strategy
- Designing a DNS Namespace
- Designing a DNS Zone and Replication Strategy
- Discuss the Design of Name Resolution
- Implement a DNS Zone and Replication Strategy
- Determine the information required to plan name resolution
- Describe how to design a DNS server strategy
- Describe how to design a DNS namespace
- Describe how to design a DNS zone strategy
- Describe how to design a DNS zone replication strategy
Module 7: Designing Advanced Name Resolution
In this module candidates will learn about an appropriate name resolution system that incorporates DNS and WINS.
Lessons:
- Optimising DNS Queries
- Designing DNS for High Availability
- Designing a WINS Name Resolution Strategy
- Optimise DNS Resolution
- Designing and Configuring WINS Name Resolution
- Integrating DNS and WINS Name Resolution
- Optimise DNS resolution
- Design DNS for high availability
- Design a WINS Name resolution strategy
Module 8: Planning and Deploying the Application Virtualization Management System
In this module candidates will learn how to design a solution for network access.
Lessons:
- Gathering Data for Designing Network Access Solutions
- Securing and Controlling Network Access
- Designing Remote Access Services
- Designing RADIUS Authentication with Network Policy Services
- Designing Wireless Access
- Designing a Remote Access Solution
- Designing Network Policy Services
- Designing a Wireless Connection Solution
- Discuss the Design of Network Access
- Deploying an SSTP VPN Solution
- Describe how to gather data for designing network access solutions
- Describe how to secure and control network access
- Describe how to design remote access services
- Describe how to design a RADIUS solution
- Describe how to design wireless access
Module 9: Designing Network Access Protection
In this module candidates will learn how to to design a NAP solution.
Lessons:
- Designing the NAP Platform Architecture
- NAP Architecture
- NAP Enforcement
- Designing NAP Policy
- Designing NAP Enforcement and Remediation
- Analysing Enforcement Methods
- Designing DHCP Enforcement
- Designing IPSec Enforcement
- Implementing DHCP Enforcement
- Describe how to design the NAP platform architecture
- Describe NPS design for NAP
- Describe how to design NAP enforcement point and client component requirements
- Describe IPSec based NAP
Module 10: Designing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
In this module candidates will learn how to design a solution for operating system deployment and maintenance.
Lessons:
- Determining Operating System Deployment Requirements
- Deploying an Operating System by Using WDS
- Planning for the Creation and Modification of Images
- Designing Multicast Transmission of Images
- Designing an Operating System Deployment Solution
- Designing WDS Deployment
- Designing WDS Images
- Designing a WSUS Deployment
- Discussing Operating System Deployment and Maintenance
- Determine operating system deployment requirements
- Describe operating system deployment using Windows Deployment Services
- Plan the creation and modification of images
- Design multicast transmission of images
Module 11: Designing File Services and DFS in Windows Server 2008
In this module candidates will learn how to design the deployment of file services and DFS.
Lessons:
- Designing File Services
- Designing DFS
- Designing the FSRM Configuration
- Selecting File Services Components
- Designing DFS
- Designing FSRM
- Implementing DFS
- Implementing FSRM
- Describe the design of file services
- Describe the design of Distributed File System (DFS)
- Describe the design of File Server Resource Manager (FSRM)
Module 12: Designing High Availability in Windows Server 2008
In this module candidates will learn how to design high availability for applications and services.
Lessons:
- Overview of High Availability
- Designing Network Load Balancing for High Availability
- Designing Failover Clustering for High Availability
- Designing Geographically Dispersed Failover Clusters
- Designing High Availability
- Implementing an NLB Design
- Implementing a Failover Cluster Design
- Describe the need for high availability
- Describe how to design Network Load Balancing for high availability
- Describe how to design Failover Clustering for high availability
- Describe how to design geographically dispersed failover clustering
Module 13: Designing Print Services in Windows Server 2008
In this module candidates will learn how to design print services in Windows Server 2008.
Lessons:
- Overview of a Print Services Design
- Windows Server 2008 Printing Features
- Designing Print Services
- Analysing the Components of a Print Services Design
- Designing a Shared Printer Deployment
- Describe the print services design
- Describe Windows Server 2008 printing features
- Design print services
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